Claque Definition
klăk
noun
A group of people paid to go to a play, opera, etc. and applaud.
Webster's New World
A group of admiring or fawning followers.
Webster's New World
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
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Other Word Forms of Claque
Noun
Singular:
claque
Plural:
claquesOrigin of Claque
French from claquer to clap of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French claquer (“to clap one's hands”).
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